A Hasidic recruit at the Police Academy had his dream of becoming a city cop dashed Friday — by the fuzz.
Fishel Litzman, who was just a month away from receiving his shield, got the boot after he refused to trim his scraggly beard, insisting it would violate his religious beliefs.
Photo: Norman Y. Lono for New York Daily News
So sad… It really is against his beliefs
Police men are called men in uniform. So then all needs to be uniformed. I hope that makes sense.
Well, that’s lame.
Interesting. The police, who are supposed to protect his right to religious freedom, won’t give him a job…